The Latin Touch (Rome)

"The Latin Touch" is one of seven short stories written by Leslie Charteris and included in the twenty-nineth Saint book The Saint in Europe published in 1953. In keeping with the book's "travelogue" formula, the story is surtitled "Rome".

Plot
When the visiting U.S. Secretary of State's daughter is kidnapped by a Mafia kingpin, Templar volunteers to rescue her.

Television adaptation
"The Latin Touch" was adapted as an episode of The Saint TV series starring Roger Moore and was first broadcast during the show's first season on 11 October 1962.